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2024-01-12 08:25:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 59305C9F44BE5FB70BCC92CEE3394C1E64D90B6F3DBA9BBF82960FFF41DEE3ED
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This is false. The Houthi’s have no right to deny passage to ships transiting the Red Sea, for two reasons: 1) They are not the internationally recognized government of Yemen, and 2) Yemen must grant Right of Innocent Passage to merchant ships by maritime law. https://sites.tufts.edu/lawofthesea/chapter-three/
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